President Trump shows his signature on an executive order on the Keystone XL Pipeline. (Evan Vucci/AP)

President Trump recently signed an executive order demanding that any new oil pipelines on U.S. soil are built with American steel — but that apparently doesn't go for the controversial Keystone XL project, according to a report.

Trump reignited the Keystone development in a January executive action that ordered the Secretary of Commerce to ensure that all pipeline projects "use materials and equipment produced in the United States."

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But a White House spokeswoman told Politico on Thursday that the Keystone XL is apparently exempt from the order since its developer, TransCanada, first proposed the plan in 2008.

"The Keystone XL Pipeline is currently in the process of being constructed, so it does not count as a new, retrofitted, repaired or expanded pipeline," the spokeswoman told the news site, using language employed in the order.

A White House spokeswoman wouldn't confirm the Politico report, but told the Daily News that Trump's executive order doesn't require projects to be built with American steel, but only strives to implement its use to the "maximum extent possible."

Those remarks completely contradict comments recently made by Trump.

"We put you heavy into the pipeline business because we approved, as you know, the Keystone Pipeline, but they have to buy … steel made in this country and pipelines made in this country," the President told U.S. Steel CEO Mario Longhi at a meeting last Thursday.

The Keystone pipeline was blocked by the Obama administration in 2015 over environmental concerns. The pipeline, Obama claimed, would undermine the country's role in decreasing global reliance on fossil fuels.

Trump railed against Obama's environmental policies during the campaign, asserting that sidetracking pipeline projects was injurious to the American economy.

Just four days after taking office, Trump reintroduced the Keystone pipeline with the stroke of a pen. The same pen stroke also put the Dakota Access Pipeline back on the table to the outrage of environmental activists across the country.

It was not immediately clear what type of steel would be used for the Keystone project. In the past, Trump has used steel from Chinese mines for development projects.

Still a billionaire real estate magnate, Trump developed his International Hotel Las Vegas in 2008 using steel from China. He also used Chinese steel for the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago the next year, according to reports.

"I will be asking the Congress to approve legislation that produces $1 trillion investment in the infrastructure of the United States," the President said during his first joint address before Congress earlier this week. "This effort will be guided by two core principles: Buy American and Hire American."